Biodiversity

GFI launches Nature Group to encourage investment in recovery solutions

Investment

GFI launches Nature Group to encourage investment in recovery solutions

GFI warns private sector investment is urgently needed if the UK is to meet its nature recovery goals

clock 14 July 2023 • 2 min read
Lessons from Silicon Valley: How Terraformation is pivoting towards one trillion trees

Investment

Lessons from Silicon Valley: How Terraformation is pivoting towards one trillion trees

Terraformation's Yee Lee explains how roots in Silicon Valley are driving the forestry firm's efforts to conserve, restore, and grow one trillion trees by 2030

clock 13 July 2023 • 14 min read
'A good day for Europe': EU lawmakers pass landmark nature restoration law

Legislation

'A good day for Europe': EU lawmakers pass landmark nature restoration law

Campaigners and business leaders celebrate after European Parliament narrowly votes through historic ecosystem legislation

clock 13 July 2023 • 5 min read
'Unacceptably high': Environment Agency confirms water pollution incidents increased in 2022

Policy

'Unacceptably high': Environment Agency confirms water pollution incidents increased in 2022

Environment Agency publishes latest review of environmental performance from England's water companies, warning that modest improvements fail to address the scale of the pollution challenge

clock 12 July 2023 • 4 min read
UN warns climate change is pushing millions of people into hunger

Biodiversity

UN warns climate change is pushing millions of people into hunger

New research from UN shows around 735 million people are currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019

clock 12 July 2023 • 4 min read
South London brewery toasts the launch of offset-free 'carbon negative' pint

Biodiversity

South London brewery toasts the launch of offset-free 'carbon negative' pint

Gipsy Hill said it created beer using regenerative farming methods and without offsetting emissions

clock 12 July 2023 • 4 min read
'A matter of 'when', not 'if'': CDP warns billions of dollars at risk if corporates fail to curb deforestation

Biodiversity

'A matter of 'when', not 'if'': CDP warns billions of dollars at risk if corporates fail to curb deforestation

Global disclosure platform reveals just one in 10 companies are adequately managing deforestation-related risk

clock 06 July 2023 • 5 min read
New Highly Protected Marine Areas come into force

Biodiversity

New Highly Protected Marine Areas come into force

Allonby Bay, North East of Farnes Deep, and Dolphin Head officially granted highest level of protection for marine habitats and species 

clock 05 July 2023 • 3 min read
'Vicious cycle': Pesticides worsening climate and nature crisis, report warns

Biodiversity

'Vicious cycle': Pesticides worsening climate and nature crisis, report warns

New report from PAN UK and The Pesticide Collaboration argues reduction in the use of fossil fuel based pesticides is essential to meeting climate targets

clock 05 July 2023 • 3 min read
'Reckless failure': Thames Water hit with £3.3m fine over Gatwick river pollution

Biodiversity

'Reckless failure': Thames Water hit with £3.3m fine over Gatwick river pollution

Raw sewage pumped into the Gatwick Stream and River Mole in East Sussex is thought to have killed thousands of fish

clock 04 July 2023 • 4 min read